Status: Native
Synonyms:
None
The leaves of Dasylirion wheeleri are only 1-2 cm wide, but almost a meter long.
The marginal prickles point to the distal end of the leaf, unlike those of Agave parryi and Agave
palmeri which point back toward the basal rosette.
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Dasylirion wheeleri, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Burro Mtns., Blackhawk Cyn., May 16, 2007
Dasylirion wheeleri, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Three Gate Road, Aug. 15, 2007
Dasylirion wheeleri, detail of inflorescence, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Three Gate Road, Aug. 15, 2007
Dasylirion wheeleri, showing upturned serrations, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Mogollon Mtns., Catwalk, Oct. 15, 2007
Dasylirion wheeleri, closeup of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Acklin Hill, December 6, 2009
Dasylirion wheeleri, closeup of cross section of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Acklin Hill, December 6, 2009
Dasylirion wheeleri, macro of cross section of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Acklin Hill, December 6, 2009
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